Because Rasmussen’s state polls are garbage. I’m sure this one is correct, though, because all the other state polls show McCain ahead in Ohio too.
The one day polling Rasmussen does for states makes it too easy to produce outliers. Most reputable pollsters insist on at least a 3 day sample.
Sources deep within the Obama campaign tell me that Barack is pulling out of Ohio.
That is three Ohio polls in 2 days showing McCain up or tied!
Actually, Rasmussen’s state polls were very accurate in 2004.
VA polls seem to underpoll Republicans though. Most 2004 polls had Kerry within a few points of Bush, but W won by 9.